Skin Cancer

                   

Researchers Use New Tools to Combat Skin Cancer

newswise.com     19 hrs ago   1 related          

Description Pharmaceutical scientists examine molecules to strengthen the effectiveness of sunscreen to combat & prevent skin cancer. Newswise — There’s something new under the sun at South Dakota State University: Researchers...                

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Few U.S. adults get skin cancer screening

reuters.com     17 hrs ago   2 related          

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of adults who have ever had a thorough skin exam to look for signs of skin cancer is low -- with some of the lowest rates seen among those whose jobs keep them in the sun all day, a...                

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Arizona Girl, 5, Diagnosed With Deadly Melanoma

foxnews.com     23 hrs ago   1 related          

Five-year-old Ashley Garcia of Phoenix, Ariz., has the deadliest form of skin cancer –- melanoma, the Arizona Republic reported Thursday. No longer a disease that affects just leather-skinned sun-worshippers, melanoma is...                

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Myricetin suppresses UVB-induced skin cancer by targeting Fyn.

biowizard.com     yesterday          

Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Skin cancer is currently the most common type of human cancer in Americans. Myricetin, a naturally occurring phytochemical, has...                

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Topical Gel May Reduce Discomfort with Mammography

cancerconsultants.com     yesterday   1 related          

Application of the topical gel, lidocaine, prior to a mammography appears to reduce discomfort caused by the procedure. These results were recently presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical...                

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Learn The ABCs Of Black Skin Care

tbo.com     yesterday          

Tribune photo by VICTOR JUNCO Dr. Thomas M. Taylor, treats Breanna Kelly of Tampa, who came to his office about a skin rash problem. We sat down with Tampa's only black dermatologist, Dr. Thomas M. Taylor of the Florida...                

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Ronaldo risking skin cancer

thesun.co.uk     yesterday   13 related          

LAZING by a pool in LA, Cristiano Ronaldo looks as if he hasn't a care in the world - but doctors warn he could be putting his life on the line. The Manchester United star is such a big fan of tans he has baked to a deep, dark...                

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BAN

icnetwork.co.uk     yesterday          

Jul 25 2008 by Caroline Innes, Liverpool Echo HEALTH bosses on Merseyside today announced plans to press the government for new powers which will see under 18s banned from using sunbeds. A specialist today blamed the city’s...                

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VEGFbTM Has Been Granted Orphan Drug Designation By The FDA For The Treatment Of Advanced Melanoma

medicalnewstoday.com     Jul 24, 2008   9 related          

PhiloGene, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to VEGFb for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. This approval is for a larger subset of melanoma...                

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What, me worry?

examiner.com     Jul 24, 2008   2 related          

Rachel Peterson wasn’t thinking about cancer, as she spent countless hours in the sun as a kid, often to the point of painful sunburns. But in January, Peterson, a blonde, fair-skinned 18-year-old, was diagnosed with melanoma —...                

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